During those times when the United States is not at war—and let’s be honest and admit that there are not many—the war machine must carry on. Weapons must be produced, and then they must be either used or sold to an ally. And, yes, advocates for the war machine consistently play their role in this farce by claiming that the production of such weapons is the only way to prevent aggressive acts by America’s “enemies.”
China’s Taiwan region continues to be one of the narratives the U.S. uses to argue for arms sales. Over the past
